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I really don't like making threads about how someone messed up but...c'mon.
At the tie section of Saks in NYC yesterday.
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a quick google search turned up this from nordstrom:
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2932151/...bo=2376179&P=1
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Was there anything new in the Praduh section?
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yeah but i dont think they are going to make a weighty sign for that single shoe. and it is not even a tramezza.
how about Herpes?
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that wasn't my point, i forgot to elaborate.
but i find it hard to believe that someone would be so clueless about what they sell as to not notice this :laugh:
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It's extra sad because whoever made the sign probably heard someone pronounce it like that! :plain:
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My branch of Chase Bank had an expensively-produced plaque installed beside the front door - its only entrance - with the particulars of the branch - address, etc.
The name of the TOWN was misspelled.
Every time I entered I glanced at it and chuckled. After months I decided to lightly point it out the the bank manager. She said "Show me." I took her outside. She said "Huh. No one has ever noticed."
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At my previous employer, there were two executive secretaries tasked with creating and posting all inter-office memos and notices. Each article posted by either woman was always rife with broken grammar and misspellings. I thought it so unprofessional I took it upon myself to (with great anal retentiveness) to correct all errors with a red pen.
My efforts were humourously noted and eventually I started receiving each new article for proof reading.
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I've slept with the head of visuals of the store...I'll let him know.
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Oh, this makes me have a pang of nostalgia for Japan. Oh, the misspellings!
Every brand name I've seen butchered at one time or another, some worse than others (the most common mistake is in transposing "r" and "l," because Japanese has neither of these letters, so you will sometimes get "Varentino" instead of "Valentino.")
Though technically it isn't a spelling problem, the best "you spent a lot of money on THAT sign?" was on a new specialty grocery store west of Tokyo near where I lived four or five years ago. Beautiful store with a very large series of metal letters across the front that said (in 18" high letters): "The place which offers the place which people and a man touch and suit."
In any case, the fact that this is taking place in the US is really inexcusable. But, as we all know, sadly in most cases members of this forum are far more knowledgable about the products in stores than the Sales staff. For this particular Ferragamo mistake, my guess is that (as someone mentioned) they probably heard it pronounced "Salvatore" and, I suppose, if you pronounce it correctly with the right Italian inflection, maybe it KIND OF sounds like "Salvador?"
I know that my favorite form of pillow talk for getting me in the mood is to discuss typographical errors and grammatical mistakes. A few future perfects, a subjunctive or two, a correct spelling of a word like "insouciant" and I can roll over, smoke a cigarette, and fall asleep. ;)
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"Good Lord."--Saks' Visual Director
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He was talking about the sign, right? (haha)
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Sometimes spell-check doesn't work on its own. An admin at my client repeatedly misspells "inconvenience" and has sent out numerous memos reading....
"I'm sorry for the incontinence":bounce2:
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Went out for some drinks the other night with some people from my company's HR dept, and they brought a resume with them. In one of the opening lines it read:
"Assassinating families...."
I think she meant assisting.
Spelling errors are a huge pet peeve of mine, I really hate it when official documents have stupid errors. The worst is when my bosses write persuasive emails wrought with spelling mistakes. Nothing looks more unprofessional or is more reflective of effort than bad spelling.
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Spelling errors bug me too, but not in emails from my superiors. Typos in emails from powerful people are comforting because it shows they're devoting their brain cells to more important things. Spelling errors from admins -- especially people whose job it is to make signs for public display -- are horrid. But then again, if they were as smart as you, they might have your job.
